The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
5:03 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 319.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.09° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.95° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.